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Jon Harmon<p>Curator: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@jonthegeek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jonthegeek</span></a></span><br><a href="https://DSLC.io" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">DSLC.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> welcomes you to week 28 of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TidyTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TidyTuesday</span></a>! We're exploring British Library Funding!</p><p>📂 <a href="https://tidytues.day/2025/2025-07-15" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tidytues.day/2025/2025-07-15</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>📰 <a href="https://anjackson.net/2024/11/29/british-library-funding-breakdown-trends/#income-streams" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">anjackson.net/2024/11/29/briti</span><span class="invisible">sh-library-funding-breakdown-trends/#income-streams</span></a></p><p>Submit a dataset! <a href="https://github.com/rfordatascience/tidytuesday/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/rfordatascience/tid</span><span class="invisible">ytuesday/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PyData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PyData</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/JuliaLang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuliaLang</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tidyverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tidyverse</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/r4ds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>r4ds</span></a></p>
Ming 'Tommy' Tang<p>String manipulation is a critical daily task for bioinformaticians. <br>Here is a cheatsheet using stringr: <a href="https://rstudio.github.io/cheatsheets/strings.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rstudio.github.io/cheatsheets/</span><span class="invisible">strings.pdf</span></a><br>I probably use stringr::str_replace() once every other day...<br>to clean up metadata (of course!) <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a></p>
3xfactorial<p>Next at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkshopsForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkshopsForUkraine</span></a>: Good vs. Bad Confounders: A Hands-On Introduction with DAGs &amp; Simulations in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/R" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>R</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rstats</span></a>, by Dr Angelo D’Ambrosio (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control), Thursday, July 17th, 6 pm CEST. Register or sponsor a place for a student by donating to support <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>. Details: <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/dariia-mykhailyshyna/main/r-workshops-for-ukraine#h.h491ycsfosb9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.google.com/view/dariia-m</span><span class="invisible">ykhailyshyna/main/r-workshops-for-ukraine#h.h491ycsfosb9</span></a></p>
Adam H. Sparks :rstats:<p>How good is Mitchell O'Hara-Wild's {vitae} package for <a href="https://rstats.me/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a>, <a href="https://mitchelloharawild.com/blog/vitae/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitchelloharawild.com/blog/vit</span><span class="invisible">ae/</span></a>? I managed to add a whole new section to my CV (<a href="https://codeberg.org/adamhsparks/AHSparks_CV" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/adamhsparks/AHSpa</span><span class="invisible">rks_CV</span></a>) without screwing up formatting of the final document this morning. Thanks, Mitchell!</p>
James Balamuta<p>What is this? An R editor for ants?</p><p>@examplesWebR now goes full-screen because your data viz deserves better than a cramped iframe!</p><p>Click "Full-width" → no more squinting</p><p>Try it: <a href="https://rd.thecoatlessprofessor.com/webr-in-pkgdown/reference/residual_surrealism.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rd.thecoatlessprofessor.com/we</span><span class="invisible">br-in-pkgdown/reference/residual_surrealism.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webr</span></a></p>
Stephen Turner<p>Adding on to another answer <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/davisvaughan.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@davisvaughan.bsky.social</a> pointed out a super cool Positron feature, Ctrl+Shift+Right (MacOS) to "expand" and Ctrl+Shift+Left to "shrink" the selection. Giving me vim motion vibes 😎 <a href="https://forum.posit.co/t/breakerofchains-or-similar-for-positron/204665" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">forum.posit.co/t/breakerofc...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Rstats" target="_blank">#Rstats</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ppvxhapnptcy5v6cih3ynmzg/post/3ltoqizpjxs2d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ppvxhapnptcy5v6cih3ynmzg/post/3ltoqizpjxs2d</a></span></p>
R-Podcast (Eric) :pci:<p>After a longer than intended break, episode 207 of the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/rstats" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rstats</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@rweekly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rweekly</span></a></span> Highlights podcast is out! <a href="https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/r-weekly-highlights/207" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/r</span><span class="invisible">-weekly-highlights/207</span></a></p><p>🛠️ Generating Quarto syntax within R <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@djnavarro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>djnavarro</span></a></span> <br>🤔 Introduction to Behavior-Driven Development (Jakub Soboleqski)<br>🔎 Dive()ing into the hunt <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@milesmcbain" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>milesmcbain</span></a></span> </p><p>Plus one of your hosts could not resist a hot take or two!</p><p>h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike_thomas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mike_thomas</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@R_by_Ryo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>R_by_Ryo</span></a></span> 🙏 </p><p><a href="https://podcastindex.social/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a> <a href="https://podcastindex.social/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataScience</span></a> <a href="https://podcastindex.social/tags/V4V" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>V4V</span></a></p>
Dorothy Bishop<p>{tinyplot} 0.3.0 : lightweight <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rstats</span></a> 📦 to draw beautiful and complex plots, using an ultra-simple and concise syntax.</p><p>grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/</p>
Grant McDermott<p>`tinyplot` v0.4.2 is now available on CRAN + R-universe 🎉 Mostly bug fixes, but includes some important integration improvements for Positron IDE users. Release notes: <a href="https://grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/NEWS.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/NE</span><span class="invisible">WS.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a></p>
Ming 'Tommy' Tang<p>f you use ggplot2, you will find patchwork package amazing <a href="https://patchwork.data-imaginist.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">patchwork.data-imaginist.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a></p>
boB Rudis 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇨🇦<p>I track <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@stratosphere" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stratosphere</span></a></span>'s posts &amp; their bot has a daily top 10 sketch IPs list. My 🧠 kept 👀 lots of "*.100" IPs &amp; I was curious how frequently they showed up.</p><p>Went back 200 posts w/GH:McKael/madonctl using both R and DuckDB.</p><p>Def block these.</p><p>— <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DuckDB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuckDB</span></a>: <a href="https://ray.so/SdMcBZa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ray.so/SdMcBZa</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>— <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a>: <a href="https://ray.so/naTBBMS" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ray.so/naTBBMS</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
DSLC Videos<p>Recent <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@DSLC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DSLC</span></a></span> club meetings:</p><p>:rstats: Outstanding Shiny UI: Testing and validating templates elements <a href="https://youtu.be/5mkwgsxzW4U" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/5mkwgsxzW4U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RShiny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RShiny</span></a></p><p>From the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@DSLC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DSLC</span></a></span> :rstats:​chives:</p><p>:rstats: Advanced R: Functionals <a href="https://youtu.be/tYqFMtmhmiI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/tYqFMtmhmiI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a></p><p>:rstats: Methods for Network Analysis: Bridges, Holes, the Small World Problem, &amp; Simulation <a href="https://youtu.be/jQXJetgVCoY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/jQXJetgVCoY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a></p><p>Visit <a href="https://dslc.video" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dslc.video</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for hours of new <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataScience</span></a> videos every week!</p>
Harald Klinke<p>Setup war übrigens: VS Code, Roo Code und Generierung von PHP- und R-Code.</p><p>Ergebnis:<br>Mit Vibe Coding – also klassischem Prompting, Copy &amp; Paste, etwas Geduld und Überblick – hab ich die besseren Ergebnisse erzielt.</p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/RooCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RooCode</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/VibeCoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VibeCoding</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PHP</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/PromptEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PromptEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/VSCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSCode</span></a></p>
coolbutuseless<p>Yes, an empty <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ggplot2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ggplot2</span></a> object is about half-a-megabyte of data.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a></p>
coolbutuseless<p>The serialization structure of an empty "ggplot()" object.</p><p>Courtesy of {zap}, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ggplot2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ggplot2</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://github.com/coolbutuseless/zap" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/coolbutuseless/zap</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
coolbutuseless<p>The serialization structure of an empty R6 object!</p><p>Courtesy of {zap}, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ggplot2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ggplot2</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://github.com/coolbutuseless/zap" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/coolbutuseless/zap</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Dominated by a large closure at Depth = 2. I think this is the "$clone" function present in all R6 objects.</p>
coolbutuseless<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a> Hivemind: What's a good package to plot "flamegraph" style information</p><p>{zap} outputs nested "depth" and "duration". <br>My dodgy <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ggplot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ggplot</span></a> (with manual annotation) is not ideal.</p><p>Suggestions welcomed!</p>
coolbutuseless<p>R6 shenanigans</p><p>This is cooking my noodle - why is serializing the whole of `z` <br>smaller than serializing just a part of `z` (i.e. `z$clone`)</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a></p>
coolbutuseless<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a> Fun and Games!</p><p>Have a look at what's in an R6 object! </p><p> Z &lt;- R6::R6Class('Z')<br> z &lt;- Z$new()<br> .Internal(inspect(z))</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a></p>
Michael Chirico<p>back on my bullshit (adding missing GitHub URLs to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a> packages' DESCRIPTIONs)</p>